Check if you need a UK visa: Information based on your answers
You'll need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) or a visa
You must apply for either:
The rules on what you’ll need to enter the UK may be different if you’re travelling from Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man.
If your treatment will last longer than 6 months
You must apply for a Standard Visitor visa for medical treatment lasting longer than 6 months.
You can:
- apply for a Standard Visitor visa before you come to the UK - this lasts for up to 11 months and costs £190
- visit for up to 6 months and apply to stay for a further 6 months when you’re in the UK for a fee of £993
There is no limit on how many times you can extend your stay. It costs £993 each time you do.
Depending on where you come from, you may also need a certificate that proves you do not have tuberculosis (TB). Check if you’ll need to take a TB test.
Your answers
- What’s your nationality as shown on your passport or travel document?
- San Marino
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- What are you coming to the UK to do?
- Have medical treatment
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